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Open Sci Ed Unit 8.2

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 2hrs 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Definition of Vibration:

a)

when objects jump around

b)

When objects move back and forth

c)

When objects stop moving

d)

when objects run away

2.

The more an object vibrates when greater force is applied, the softer the sounds is made.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Pitch is

a)

the music box

b)

the number of vibrations of the sound

c)

the low point on a wave

d)

the highness or lowness of a sound

4.

lower amplitude = softer sound

a)

False

b)

True

5.

Air near the sound source moves all the way from the sound source to our ears.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Sound can travel through (choose all that apply)

a)

empty space with no matter

b)

gases

c)

liquids

d)

solids

7.

Amplitude is the

a)

distance from the starting position to a peak or valley

b)

the number of peaks or valleys in one second

c)

the number of waves in one second

d)

How high you are in the mountains

8.

Frequency is

a)

something very odd

b)

the distance from starting position to a peak or valley

c)

the number of waves in one second

d)

the number of peaks or valleys in one second

9.

Waves of bigger amplitude transfer more energy than waves with less amplitude.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Hearing loss is caused when one of the structures in your ear is healed.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which structure sends the signal to the brain when you hear a sound?

a)

eardrum

b)

auditory canal

c)

auditory nerve

d)

cochlea

12.

Loud music can damage your hearing.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The sound source from the truck speakers vibrates the particles/molecules in the air causing the window to shake.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is being passed/moving from the sound source (truck speakers) to the window?

a)

air

b)

energy

c)

particles

d)

dust

15.

Sound is a form of

a)

music

b)

pitch

c)

volume

d)

energy

16.

Sound is caused by?

a)

vibrations

b)

force

c)

instruments

d)

jumping beans

17.

What kind of sound would be heard with this type of wave?

a)

Quiet, low pitch

b)

Loud, low pitch

c)

Quiet, high pitch

d)

Loud, high pitch

18.

What kind of sound would be heard with this type of wave?

a)

Quiet, low pitch

b)

Loud, low pitch

c)

Quiet, high pitch

d)

Loud, high pitch

19.

What is being labeled in this picture?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Peak

20.

What part of the wave is labeled here?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Peak

d)

Wavelength

21.

What part of the wave is labeled here?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Peak

d)

Wavelength

22.

What part of the wave is labeled here?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Valley

23.

Which wave has a lower frequency?

a)

Left

b)

Right

24.

When the wavelength is longer the frequency is

a)

slower/lower

b)

faster/higher

c)

wavelength and frequency aren't related

25.

Which wave would be the result of higher energy transfer?

a)

left

b)

right

26.

When the speaker vibrates, why do the air particles move?

a)

The air particles move because the speaker pushes on the air particles.

b)

The air particles move because of the sound.

27.

How do the air particles between the speaker and sound detector move?

a)

The particles travel across the whole space to the sound detector.

b)

The particles vibrate back and forth.

28.

What moves across the whole sound wave?

a)

Air particles

b)

Energy

29.

How is energy transferred through the medium?

a)

The air particles collide into each other over the space between the speaker and the sound detector.

b)

The speaker sends out energy.

30.

How would hair cells react to a low pitch sound?

a)

The hair cells would vibrate slowly.

b)

The hair cells would vibrate quickly.

c)

The hair cells would move back and forth farther.

d)

The hair cells would move back and forth less far.

31.

Why does the sound detector vibrate?

a)

It vibrates because the speaker is playing sound.

b)

It vibrates because the air molecules are pushing on the sound detector.

32.

What role does the outer ear play in hearing?

a)

captures sound waves

b)

transmits sound waves from air to fluid

c)

converts sound saves into electrical signals

d)

removes high and low sound waves that are harmful

33.

The vibrating string shown produces a sound. If the same string produced a louder sound, how would the string's appearance change?

a)

The string would vibrate to a lower height.

b)

The string would vibrate to a higher height.

c)

The string would vibrate over a longer distance.

d)

The string would vibrate over a shorter distance.

34.

True or False:

Sound transfers energy but not matter

a)

True

b)

False

35.

A place where no sound exists is...

a)

in the air.

b)

under water.

c)

space.

d)

all of the above

36.
The ______ of a sound depends on the medium through which it's moving.
a)
pitch
b)
vibration
c)
speed
d)
sound
37.
The higher the_______ , the higher the ________ .
a)
frequency, pitch
b)
frequency, volume
c)
sound, pitch
d)
wavelength, decibels
38.

When you increase the amplitude of a wave, its frequency _____

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

39.
Which letter identifies the wavelength?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
40.
Which wave has the highest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
41.

The part of the ear is a thin muscle that vibrates is called the

a)

ear drum

b)

ear canal

c)

hammer

42.
How high or low a sound is; depends on the frequency (greater frequency= higher pitch)
a)
pitch
b)
frequency
c)
sound
d)
medium
43.
High Amplitude =__________________
a)
Louder sounds
b)
Quieter Sounds
44.

lower amplitude = softer sound

a)

False

b)

True

45.

The more an object vibrates when greater force is applied, the softer the sounds is made.

a)

True

b)

False